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Three Faces West ()

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Austrian refugees Dr Braun and his daughter Leni join the town's plan to relocate to Oregon. The town leader falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped them escape from the Third Reich.
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John Phillips
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Leni 'Lenchen' Braun
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Dr. Karl Braun
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Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
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Mrs. Welles
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Dr. Eric Von Scherer
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Billy Welles
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Mr. Harris - Department of Agriculture Official
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Clem Higgins
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Minister
Charles Waldron ...
Dr. William Thorpe
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Man-on-the-Street Radio Announcer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Bill - Farmer (uncredited)
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Farmer (uncredited)
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White-Haired Farmer in Oregon (uncredited)
Hugh Chapman ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Churchgoer (uncredited)
Calvin Ellison ...
Boy (uncredited)
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'We the People' Radio MC (uncredited)
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Mrs. Stebbins (uncredited)
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Farmer Bill - with Higgins (uncredited)
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Joe Stebbins (uncredited)
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Extra Farmer at Meeting (uncredited)
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Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Boy Patient Sitting in Chair (uncredited)
Gretchen Kisker ...
Girl (uncredited)
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Farmer (uncredited)
Lola Milliorn ...
Girl (uncredited)
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Joe - Farmer (uncredited)
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Farmer (uncredited)
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Refugee Doctor (uncredited)
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Pool Player (uncredited)
Rose Plumer ...
White Haired Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
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Postman (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Man Asking When Wedding Will Be (uncredited)
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Farmer (uncredited)
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Herr Schmidt - Eric's Assistant (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe ...
Farmer Driving to Oregon (uncredited)
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Dr. Rudolf Preussner (uncredited)

Directed by

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Bernard Vorhaus

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F. Hugh Herbert ... (original screenplay) &
Joseph Moncure March ... (original screenplay) &
Samuel Ornitz ... (original screenplay)
 
Doris Anderson ... (screenplay) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

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Sol C. Siegel ... associate producer

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Victor Young

Cinematography by

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John Alton ... (photography)

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William Morgan

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Murray Seldeen ... supervising editor

Art Direction by

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John Victor Mackay

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Peggy Gray ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Bob Mark ... makeup supervisor (uncredited)

Production Management

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Al Wilson ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kenneth Holmes ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Howard Lydecker ... special effects

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Yakima Canutt ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Adele Palmer ... wardrobe

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Harry Grey ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Herman Hand ... orchestrator (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town, John Phillips leads the townsfolk in moving to greener pastures in Oregon. He falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped her and her father escape from the Third Reich. She must make a decision between the two men. Written by Jim Beaver

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Taglines Back from the living dead . . to claim a ghostly promise of love! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Three Faces East (United Kingdom)
  • The Refugee (United Kingdom)
  • Les déracinés (France)
  • Rutas infernales (Spain)
  • Fugitivos del terror (Mexico)
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  • 79 min
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Budget $100,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Wendell Niles, the "man on the street" reporter after the big dust storm, was a real radio announcer. He worked on many shows of the golden-age of radio including "The Burns and Allen Show." See more »
Goofs Doctor Braun's "Austrian" accent briefly reverts to a distinct Irish brogue at around 29 minutes. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Civilian Conservation Corps (2009). See more »
Quotes Farmer: There ain't no college professor gonna teach me how to farm my land.
John Phillips: How much land you got left that hasn't blown away? Look, men, let's quit arguing and kidding ourselves. We're all in the same boat. And we're all gonna sink unless we stick together. Every one of us has been served with a "dispossess notice," not by Uncle Sam or a bank or some mortgage company, but by a little ol' gal we've been kicking in the teeth, Mother Nature.
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